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Full time25 June 1921
Australia
10–25
South Africa
Royal Agricultural Society Ground, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Tour 1921Head-to-head

South Africa won by 15 points.

Scoring

  1. –PAustralia penalty · Norman Mingay3–0
  2. –TAustralia try · Edwin Carr6–0
  3. –DAustralia drop goal · Otto Nothling10–0
  4. –CSouth Africa conversion · Gerhard Morkel10–2
  5. –CSouth Africa conversion · Gerhard Morkel10–4
  6. –TSouth Africa try · Charlie Meyer10–7
  7. –TSouth Africa try · Charlie Meyer10–10
  8. –TSouth Africa try · Attie Van Heerden10–13
  9. –TSouth Africa try · Attie Van Heerden10–16
  10. –TSouth Africa try · Attie Van Heerden10–19
  11. –TSouth Africa try · Attie Van Heerden10–22
  12. –TSouth Africa try · Attie Van Heerden10–25

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Thomas DavisProp
  2. 2Duncan FowlesHooker
  3. 3Thomas SmithProp
  4. 4John HoldsworthSecond row
  5. 5Charles FoxSecond row
  6. 6Joe ThornFlanker
  7. 7Vivian DunnFlanker
  8. 8Walter FriendNumber 8
  9. 9Arthur WalkerScrum-half
  10. 10Norman MingayFly-half
  11. 11Edwin CarrWing
  12. 12Billy SheehanCentre
  13. 13Larry WoganCentre
  14. 14Reg LaneWing
  15. 15Otto NothlingFull-back

South Africa

  1. 1Frank MellishProp
  2. 2Theuns KrugerHooker
  3. 3Theo PienaarProp
  4. 4Phil MostertSecond row
  5. 5Royal MorkelSecond row
  6. 6Mervyn EllisFlanker
  7. 7Harry MorkelFlanker
  8. 8Boy MorkelNumber 8
  9. 9Mannetjies MichauScrum-half
  10. 10Sas De KockFly-half
  11. 11Attie Van HeerdenWing
  12. 12Charlie MeyerCentre
  13. 13Wally ClarksonCentre
  14. 14Jackie WeepnerWing
  15. 15Gerhard MorkelFull-back

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Context

All-time, Australia 41–55 South Africa, 3 drawn in 99 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Australia going in
South Africa going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.